Ontario secondary schools allowed to return to normal semester in February
Ontario will allow high schools to move back to the regular semester in February.
Government officials said school boards could make the change sooner if they had the support of the local public health unit.
Many school boards have requested that the “revision semester” be moved, in which students study four subjects per semester, alternating two periods per week.
The system allows for easier persuasion, but students and parents complain that the three-hour classes make it difficult to absorb and retain information.
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The change in the new year will be the first time high school students have had some deviation from their normal school schedule since COVID-19 closed schools in March 2020.
Over the past school year, many high schools have opted for a “four-semester” model, in which the school year is divided into four terms, with only two subjects each.
The upcoming change is part of a series of measures the province will announce today.
The government also says that starting January – if not earlier – all primary school-wide meetings will be held virtual.
Lunches and breaks in elementary schools will be restricted to study groups in indoor classrooms where distance between groups cannot be maintained.
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